Niche History

Robert Peary vs Fredrick Cook... Who discovered the North Pole first?

Show Notes:

Robert Peary's Poor Ethics as mentioned.

Sources for the Research:

https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2022/04/06/mystery-of-the-arctic-ice-who-was-first-to-the-north-pole/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/who-discovered-the-north-pole-116633746/

https://www.bowdoin.edu/arctic-museum/educational-resources/arctic-biographies/peary.html#:~:text=Peary-,Robert

https://www.bowdoin.edu/arctic-museum/educational-resources/arctic-biographies/peary.html#:~:text=Peary-,Robert

http://www.frederickcooksociety.org/about.htm

https://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/explore/notable-graves/explorers/matthew-henson#:~:text=Matthew

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/the-legacy-of-arctic-explorer-matthew-henson

https://deeply.thenewhumanitarian.org/arctic/community/2017/07/31/the-forgotten-indigenous-women-of-robert-pearys-arctic-expeditions